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electorate
/ɪˈlɛktəɹət/
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What does electorate mean?
noun
- The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
- A geographical area represented by one or more elected officials; a constituency, an electoral district.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (historical) The office, or area of dominion, of an Elector (“a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”); an electorship.
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/ɪˈlɛktəɹət/
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Arnheim immediately broke up his camp in Silesia, to follow him, and hastened to the assistance of the Electorate.
In consequence, were the electorate solely composed of persons stuffed with sciences their votes would be no better than those emitted at present.
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The danger of the control of an ignorant electorate has therefore passed.
So far as is known, he never uttered a word publicly against the reality of magic, and under his successor in the electorate witch trials were resumed.
But the question is as to whether the individuals of the race, upon conditions or restrictions legally imposed and fairly administered, shall be admitted to adequate and increasing representation in the electorate.